Aerith is love, aerith is life by jeph

Format: Commander

Commander: Aerith Gainsborough

Bracket: 3

Deck overview

Mono-white lifegain/counters deck built around Aerith Gainsborough. The primary plan is to gain life from many redundant ETB triggers, pile +1/+1 counters on Aerith, and kill with commander damage using evasion like Rogue's Passage or flyers. Backup routes use Aetherflux Reservoir when life exceeds 50 and a wide creature swarm to overrun. The commander doubles as the main payoff and a backup counter distribution on death; both faces of a hypothetical DFC are not relevant here, as Aerith is the clear focus.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abandoned Air Temple
  • 1 Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
  • 1 Adventurer's Inn
  • 1 Aerith Gainsborough
  • 1 Aetherflux Reservoir
  • 1 Ajani's Welcome
  • 1 Akroma's Will
  • 1 Alhammarret's Archive
  • 1 Archangel of Thune
  • 1 Ashes of the Abhorrent
  • 1 Authority of the Consuls
  • 1 Brokers Hideout
  • 1 Cabaretti Courtyard
  • 1 Caduceus, Staff of Hermes
  • 1 Castle Ardenvale
  • 1 Celestine, the Living Saint
  • 1 Cleric Class
  • 1 Clive's Hideaway
  • 1 Damning Verdict
  • 1 Dawn of Hope
  • 1 Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
  • 1 Duty Beyond Death
  • 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
  • 1 Elena, Turk Recruit
  • 1 Exemplar of Light
  • 1 Farewell
  • 1 Flare of Fortitude
  • 1 Flowering of the White Tree
  • 1 Fountain of Renewal
  • 1 Fumigate
  • 1 Guide of Souls
  • 1 Haliya, Guided by Light
  • 1 Heliod, Sun-Crowned
  • 1 Ishgard, the Holy See // Faith & Grief
  • 1 Kabira Crossroads
  • 1 Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
  • 1 Land Tax
  • 1 Leyline of Hope
  • 1 Linden, the Steadfast Queen
  • 1 Loran of the Third Path
  • 1 Lord Jyscal Guado
  • 1 Mangara, the Diplomat
  • 1 Mikaeus, the Lunarch
  • 1 Minas Tirith
  • 1 Minwu, White Mage
  • 1 Monumental Henge
  • 1 Noble Purpose
  • 1 Nykthos Paragon
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pearl Medallion
  • 24 Plains
  • 1 Plaza of Heroes
  • 1 Pristine Talisman
  • 1 Radiant Fountain
  • 1 Resourceful Defense
  • 1 Restoration Magic
  • 1 Rogue's Passage
  • 1 Rosa, Resolute White Mage
  • 1 Secret Rendezvous
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Soul Warden
  • 1 Soul's Attendant
  • 1 Staff of the Sun Magus
  • 1 Stroke of Midnight
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Thalia, Heretic Cathar
  • 1 Thancred Waters
  • 1 The Destined White Mage
  • 1 The Gaffer
  • 1 The Wind Crystal
  • 1 Throne of Eldraine
  • 1 Ultimate Magic: Holy
  • 1 Venat, Heart of Hydaelyn // Hydaelyn, the Mothercrystal
  • 1 Well of Lost Dreams
  • 1 White Auracite
  • 1 White Mage's Staff
  • 1 Zack Fair